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red wines

topic posted Thu, April 19, 2007 - 2:32 PM by  CEE
does anyone know of a good bay area red wine?
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  • Tala
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    Re: red wines

    Thu, April 19, 2007 - 5:38 PM
    the only wines i know of that are grown in the "bay area" are out in livermore (if you even consider that they bay area). there is a stretch of wineries that you can hop on some road out there. ive never been but ive heard of it.

    if you are just looking for wine, check out Vino on Piedmont Ave in Oakland. they have a great selection of inexpensive (and expensive) red wines.

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      Re: red wines

      Thu, April 19, 2007 - 6:00 PM
      Vineyard!
      Jimbo lives right there in the midst of all those wineries.
      Many new ones going up too.

      p.s.
      Tala sure likes wine.
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  • Natasha
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    Re: red wines

    Wed, April 25, 2007 - 10:55 AM
    I'm fond of 7 Deadly Zins, but it's not really Bay Area.....it's Lodi, but what ever, so long as it's not the Napa usual that's hyped to be so great just because they can claim Napa on the label.

    Oh, a good winery to visit, if you like Santa Cruz, crap, the name fails me, but the wine is Cardinal Zin....... does anyone see a theme here in my wine tastes? Hee hee!

    Happy Wine-ing :)
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    • Rebecca
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      Wed, April 25, 2007 - 12:00 PM
      Cardinal Zin comes from Bonny Doon, a wonderful winery to visit, as they have a huge selection and are usually tasting quite a few wines on any given day.
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        Wed, April 25, 2007 - 2:16 PM
        Bonny Doon is great! It is $5 to visit the tasting room, and you'll try around 8 different wines. IIRC, you get a discount if you buy there.

        And the trip on Highway 1 is bootyful! Especially on a motorcycle. (But I wouldn't recommend riding then hitting the tasting room.)
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      Thu, April 26, 2007 - 9:44 AM
      >so long as it's not the Napa usual that's hyped to be so great just because they can claim Napa on the label.

      Honestly? The Napa winegrowing region is famous for a reason. It has amazing growing conditions that make fabulous wine. Even within the "Napa Valley", there are sub-regions that give a different taste as well..... I agree, there's a lot of hype, but when it comes down to it- Napa wine (when properly executed) has the potential to be freakin' FABULOUS.
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  • Kristen
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    Re: red wines

    Mon, January 7, 2008 - 9:31 PM
    its not wine but its good beer!!!!

    for fun, check out the brewery tours at speakeasy brewery in sf, and anchor steam in sf.

    ive done them many times and theyre much fun!

    next on my list and hopefully doing this soon is the LAGUNITAS bewery tour. theyre in petaluma.google the website.
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  • Cass
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    Fri, January 11, 2008 - 7:30 PM
    I really like the wines at Kunde Vineyards in Kenwood , or Markam Vineyards in Calastoga, The Sonoma and Napa areas have great reds
    The russian river valley also have great wines try Hop Kiln or Pizzi King winery two I enjoy alot, and a fantastic drive
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